Hi there, I’m Fengying DANG ! 👋

I am an Assistant Professor at Michigan Technological University (MTU) Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE).

🌱Prospective Students. Ph.D. candidates are required to email me directly. We also have openings for undergraduate and graduate interns. MS students interested in doing their Master’s Theses in the area of robotics engineering are very welcome to apply. For students at MTU you can get course credits by doing research with me. For undergraduate students, there are a few programs form university you can apply (REU, SURF). GRA or GTA positions are available for outstanding candidates.

🌱 Research Interests. My research focuses on enhancing robotic intelligence through three interconnected areas: (1) how robots perceive and understand their environment, (2) how sensor data can be effectively utilized, and (3) how to design intelligent control systems. More specifically, I am interested in helping create systems to enable a robot to fully function in complex environments robustly and accurately. My research is focused on designing novel and robust perception and localization system, using both vision and non-vision based sensors. Meanwhile, to help robot work accurately, I also explored learning based control algorithms.

News

12/2025 [research] I will give a presentation on 3th International Conference on Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications, R!TA 2025

11/2025 [outreach] Our lab hosted a tour to the students in local Girl Scout troops, ages 8-13 as part of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at Michigan Tech. Thanks to William for helping showcase our lab and robots! Image

10/2025 [research] I was invited to attend the 2025 NSF FRR-NRI PI Meeting. Thanks to NSF and the organizers.

10/2025 [research] Benjamin Wittrup presented his paper titled “Laser-Based Wireless Communication for Underwater Robots Using a Solar Array Detector” on IEEE Oceans Great Lake 2025. Good job, Ben! Paper Image

08/2025 [research] I received the NSF Award on flow aided locallization for marine robot. Thanks, NSF!

08/2025 [service] I served on NSF panel.

05/2025 [teaching] I joined Upper Peninsula Teaching & Learning Conference of Michigan.

04/2025 [teaching] I took mini-ExCEEd Teaching Workshop.

08/2024 I joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Michigan Technological University!